Army of Northern Virginia

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, and was the largest Confederate field army in any theater. Established in 1861, it is most closely identified with its third and last commander, General Robert E. Lee. Under Lee, the ANV participated in some of the most famous and most critical battles of the war. It was disbanded in April 1865, after Lee surrendered to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant.

In 1864, The Army of Northern Virginia were supplied with, and trained in the use of, AK-47s by Andries Rhoodie, one of the time-traveling Rivington Men. Despite the poor state of the C.S. cause in general, the advanced weaponry more than made up the superior numbers of the North. The Army invaded the North, eventually taking Washington City and the White House. Once Abraham Lincoln capitulated, the C.S. was recognized by Britain, and became independent.